Sanaag Region
Also known as Sanaag, Waqooyibari
Sanag (, ) is an administrative region (gobol) in north eastern Somaliland. Sanaag has a long coastline facing the Gulf of Aden to the north, and is bordered by the region of Sahil to the west, Sool to the south and Somalia to the east. The region is disputed by the self-declared Somaliland and Puntland, a state of Somalia.
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- Sanag
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- Overview of the Cal Madow mountains in Sanaag
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- Administrative centre
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- Erigavo
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- Governor
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- Territorial dispute
- History
- Environment
- Economy
- Demographics
- Districts
- Towns and Cities
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Sanag (, ) is an administrative region (gobol) in north eastern Somaliland. Sanaag has a long coastline facing the Gulf of Aden to the north, and is bordered by the region of Sahil to the west, Sool to the south and Somalia to the east. The region is disputed by the self-declared Somaliland and Puntland, a state of Somalia.
Its capital city is Erigavo. Sanaag is the largest region of Somaliland, accounting for 35% of Somaliland's total land area.
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